American Nerd

{{Short description|Book by Benjamin Nugent}}

{{Infobox book

| name = American Nerd: The Story of My People

| image = American Nerd (Benjamin Nugent book) cover art.jpg

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| author = Benjamin Nugent

| country = United States

| language = English

| publisher = Scribner

| release_date = May 13, 2008

| media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)

| pages = 240 pages (Hardcover)

| isbn = 978-0-7432-8801-9

}}

American Nerd: The Story of My People is a book by Benjamin Nugent. The book discusses the history and origin of the term nerd, as well as what the term means in today's age. Some of the important topics discussed include the racial differences for the term nerd, such as how race played into Urkel, a nerdy character played by Jaleel White on the TV series Family Matters.